New program manager announced

Meet Margo: new FWCP Program Manager Meet Margo Sadler, our new FWCP Program Manager! Margo joined the FWCP team on September 25 following an open and competitive recruitment process and is settling into her new […]

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Columbia Region E-letter

E-letter Columbia Region September 2023 E-letter Columbia Region August 2023 E-letter Columbia Region May 2023 E-letter Provincial April 2023 E-letter Columbia Region February 2023  E-letter Columbia Region December 2022

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Peace Region E-letter

E-letter Peace Region September 2023 E-letter Peace Region August 2023 E-letter Peace Region June 2023 E-letter Provincial April 2023 E-letter Peace Region November 2022 (Link)

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Join us: new board member wanted

New public representative wanted for our Columbia Region board We are looking for a new public representative to join our Columbia Region board, someone who can bring a regional perspective to the table, represent a […]

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First Nations Opportunities

Engaging with First Nations The FWCP’s Columbia Region board is working to strengthen engagement with the Ktunaxa Nation Council, Okanagan Nation Alliance, and the Secwepemc Nation in the region’s leadership, decision-making, project planning and delivery. […]

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136 hectares of habitat restored

Habitat restored on the Akisqnuk First Nation Reserve The FWCP has been supporting the Akisqnuk First Nation to undertake fire-maintained ecosystem restoration on the Reserve since 2011. The Akisqnuk Wildlife Habitat Restoration Plan was developed […]

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Wetlands restored near Golden

Nearly 2.5 hectares of wetlands restored near Golden For the last four years, the FWCP Columbia Region Board has identified “on-the-ground” riparian and wetland restoration projects, and projects in the North Columbia, as two priorities. […]

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FWCP funds new roost for at-risk bats

New maternity roost for Townsends Big-eared Bats A new maternity roost for Townsends Big-eared Bats has been constructed on the Earl Conservation property near Newgate, on Koocanusa Reservoir’s west side. Wildlife biologist with the Province […]

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New Public Representative Joins Columbia Board

Moss Giasson joins Columbia Board as Public Representative The FWCP Columbia Board is pleased to welcome Moss Giasson as the newest Public Representative. Moss has been working as an environmental specialist and Professional Agrologist for […]

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Grizzly habitat conserved near Fernie

Grizzly habitat conserved near Fernie: FWCP contributes $360,000 The FWCP provided nearly $360,000 to help the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) purchase – and conserve – more than 100 acres along the Elk River south […]

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New public representative joins Coastal Board

Laurie Kremsater joins Coastal Region Board Laurie Kremsater of Abbotsford has been selected as the newest Public Representative on our FWCP Coastal Region Board. Laurie has been a dedicated supporter of research and conservation of […]

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Acquiring Snk’mip (Bonanza) Marsh

Snk’mip Marsh Sanctuary presentation Join the Valhalla Foundation for Ecology on Monday, May 27, 2019 for a presentation about the Snk’mip Marsh Sanctuary Wetland Restoration Project. Wetland restoration biologists Robin Annschild and Tom Beigbighauser have […]

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New Public Rep on Columbia Region Board

Rob Neil joins Columbia Region Board Rob Neil has been selected has the new Public Representative on our Columbia Region Board. He is a conservation biologist, having had more than four decades of experience working […]

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New Public Rep on Peace Board

Brian Paterson joins Peace Region Board Brian Paterson has worked in the Peace Region for over a decade and lives near Dawson Creek. He’s a professional biologist with a diverse skill set having worked with […]

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